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Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance)

From	Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance)
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Date	2011-05-08 11:24 -0300

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On 11-05-08 09:02 AM, Lew wrote:
> Qu0ll wrote:
>> And loving it,
>>
>> -Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
>> _________________________________________________
>> Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com
>> [Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me]
> 
> The convention for sigs, or tag lines, is to set them off with "dash
> dash space", that is, "-- ", on its own line, and for the "cute" (in
> one's own opinion) comments to follow that line.
> 
> Most good news readers, and a few lamer ones such as what I use,
> understand this convention and adjust the visual display of messages
> accordingly.
> 
> It also sets off stupid remarks like, "Honi soit qui mal y pense" or
> "And loving it" so that they don't appear to be part of the actual point.
> 
Qu0ll's phrase always has me wondering whether he's paraphrasing
McDonald's recent branding campaign, or he's old enough to have enjoyed
Get Smart. :-)

AHS

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  Re: JNA performance Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-07 22:48 -0700
    Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 16:03 +1000
      Re: JNA performance Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-08 09:54 -0700
    Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-08 13:26 -0700
      Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 08:44 +1000
        Re: JNA performance Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-08 21:17 -0400
        Re: JNA performance Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-08 21:20 -0400
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            Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 13:39 +1000
              Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-08 21:54 -0700
                Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 15:47 +1000
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                Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 17:07 +1000
                Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-10 12:44 -0700
        Re: JNA performance Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-05-09 18:21 +0100
          Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-09 13:05 -0700
            Re: JNA performance Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-05-09 21:09 +0100
              Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-09 17:58 -0700
  Re: JNA performance Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-07 23:25 -0700
    Re: JNA performance "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-08 16:32 +1000
    Re: JNA performance Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-08 13:27 -0700
  Re: JNA performance Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 07:58 -0400
    Re: JNA performance Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-08 19:17 -0700
      Re: JNA performance Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-09 08:36 -0400
        Re: JNA performance Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-09 06:34 -0700
          Re: JNA performance Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-09 09:57 -0400
  O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 08:02 -0400
    Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-05-08 11:24 -0300
      Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-08 12:35 -0400
        Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2011-05-08 09:54 -0700
      Re: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 03:37 +1000
      Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-09 15:50 +1200
        Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-09 08:36 -0400
    Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 03:37 +1000
      Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-08 19:55 +0200
        Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-05-08 19:30 +0000
          Re: O/T: Tag lines, or sigs (Was: JNA performance) Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-08 13:28 -0700
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